By Jed da Silva, Co-Founder & Head of Product at Maholla South Africans don’t need a quarterly report to feel the cost-of-living crisis. They feel it at the till. The question is why our data systems are still catching up months after...
By: Niki Giles, Head of Strategy at Prescient Fund Services If you’re thinking about investing for the first time, you’re already ahead of the curve. For many South Africans, the hardest part of investing is getting started. The terminology feels...
For many South African households, the impact of rising costs for essential items and services is stretching budgets more than ever before. With global fuel shortages driving up the cost of petrol and diesel, a significant increase in April will...
South African consumers are adjusting their financial behaviour in response to ongoing cost pressures, with TransUnion’s Q1 2026 Consumer Pulse Study revealing meaningful shifts in how households spend, save and manage credit. While many...
CFI Financial Group, a leading global online trading provider recently energised new and aspiring traders with its foundational seminar, “Before Your First Trade: 5 Essentials to Know,” delivering practical financial education and actionable insights...
Even as spiking petrol and diesel prices are squeezing South African wallets tighter than the backlog of oil tankers trying to get through the Strait of Hormuz, new car sales are showing strong growth. For the 2025 calendar year, passenger car sales...
Somewhere along the way, financial independence became the finish line for women rather than the starting point, says Dori Moreno, a growth strategist specialising in the development of individuals, teams, and businesses. For her, this idea...
Most people start an offshore transfer by checking a rate online: if it looks “good enough”, they typically turn to their bank to transfer their funds. When the funds land and the amount is noticeably lower than expected, they blame it...
The number of South Africans in their ‘golden years’ is growing and accelerating. Census data shows adults aged 65+ increased from ~2.8m in 2011 to ~4m in 2022, a 43% rise against total populationgrowth of just 19%. By 2070, the 60+ age...
